Luxembourg City

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

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July 28th 2006
(August 16th through the 18th 2005) I left a sunny Paris behind in the early afternoon. I was a bit excited, since this was my first time travelling by myself in a foreign land. The train ride was quiet, and went smoothly into Luxembourg. Arriving--I don't know if it was due to the dark weather outside that had change during my ride, or the environs of the train station and the buildings in fr ... read more

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Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overr... ... read more